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2004Final results

2004 election for Ohio's 16th District

U.S. House · Ohio

Ralph Regula (R) won with 66.5% of the vote, defeating Jeff Seemann (D) by 33.1 points.

Ralph RegulaRepublican · winner
66.5%202,544
Jeff SeemannDemocrat
33.5%101,817
304,361 votes

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2004

Races before and after

EvenR+28.01998R+42.52000R+37.72002R+33.12004R+16.72006D+10.72008

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET

Money in this race

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

Jeff SeemannRalph Regula
$76.2K
Raised by the campaign
$571.7K
$59.7K
Spent by the campaign
$606.4K
$4.1K
Cash on hand
$95.7K

Campaign money: FEC, through Sep 30, 2004; FEC, through Dec 31, 2004.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2004